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Avoid steep turns at low altitude
Below a thousand feet the aeroplane is slow, heavy and close to the ground. A steep turn loses lift, raises the stall speed and flattens the climb just when the gradient matters most. A normal turn on course is a rate one — fifteen degrees or so, twenty-five at the outside, this penalty is to acknowledge when a turn has stopped being a turn and become a manoeuvre.
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Two stabilised approach gates, each with five checks, where the approach path is 1,000 ft and 500 ft above the runway.
The approach, gate by gate
Side view — the last 1,655 m of the approach.
Plan view — the first 1,655 m of the 3,570 m runway, to the same scale as the side view.
The 451 m touchdown sits inside the full-score zone. The arrival was smooth.
The rest of the report
Departing from Copenhagen Kastrup Airport, the Boeing 737-800 began its journey by taxiing from the parking area to the runway, a process that took 6 minutes and covered a distance of 1 nautical mile. As the aircraft lined up on runway 22R, the crew initiated the departure roll, and the aircraft lifted off the ground after a takeoff distance of 878 meters, which accounted for 29% of the runway. The liftoff speed was 161 knots, and the aircraft climbed away from the airport into the local weather conditions, which featured a temperature of 8°C, a wind speed of 14 knots from 240°, resulting in a 4-knot crosswind and a 13-knot headwind.
As the aircraft climbed to its enroute level, it began its ascent from 1,024 feet above sea level to 32,314 feet, an increase of 31,289 feet in 18 minutes, covering a distance of 115 nautical miles. The climb phase was followed by a 50-minute enroute level cruise, during which the aircraft covered 423 nautical miles. The crew then initiated the descent phase, which began 2 miles north of Servance, France, and continued until the aircraft reached 13,598 feet above sea level, a decrease of 19,653 feet in 14 minutes, covering 91 nautical miles. The aircraft then leveled off for a brief period before resuming its descent, which continued until it reached 5,726 feet above sea level, a decrease of 7,526 feet in 8 minutes, covering 37 nautical miles. The final descent phase began overhead Franclens, France, and ended with the aircraft touching down on runway 04 at Geneva Cointrin International Airport.
The landing was executed with good threshold height, threshold speed, and touchdown distance, with the aircraft touching down at 134 knots and a touchdown rate of -228 feet per minute. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, and the runway rollout alignment was very good. The total landing distance was 1,576 meters, accounting for 44% of the runway. After landing, the aircraft taxied to the parking area, a process that took 4 minutes and covered less than 1 nautical mile. The total flight distance was 701 nautical miles, and the flight duration was 111 minutes, with the aircraft using 4,483 kilograms of fuel.
The Boeing 737-800 touched down on runway 04 at LSGG Geneva Cointrin International Airport with a score of 99.7%. The aircraft approached the runway from the south west, heading 46.0° at 4 nautical miles and 1,290 feet above ground level. The final approach was characterized by good quality, with a stable and controlled descent. The threshold height was well managed, and the threshold speed of 146 knots was achieved as expected.
Upon touchdown, the aircraft performed well, with a touchdown distance of 453 meters and a speed of 134 knots. Although the touchdown rate of -228 feet per minute was slightly higher than ideal, it was still within acceptable limits. The runway touchdown alignment was perfect, with the aircraft centered on the runway. The local weather conditions, with a temperature of 4°C and a wind of 10 knots at 70°, contributed to a relatively straightforward landing.
The total landing distance of 1,576 meters, which accounted for 44% of the runway length, was within acceptable limits. The runway rollout alignment was very good, with the aircraft maintaining a stable and controlled path along the runway. Overall, the landing was executed well, with the aircraft performing as expected in the given weather conditions.
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